Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 08/16/1995 | 2 | 05/01/1998 | |
| The battery failed on two occasions. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 07/02/1997 | 2 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Dme unit got wet from a normal car wash; bmw bulletin item but not recall; dealership drilled a hole in the box per bmws instructions and said that would prevent it from happening again. it happened again about 3 years later; the bulletin fix was insufficient. major safety issue as the failed computer floods the engine with gasoline causes gas to overflow out the dipstick all over the place; my research has shown that this has happened to many many people and is a common problem that bmw should have recalled and made a real fix. it costs over $1000 to repair when this happens. this is not a problem caused by wear and tear, this is a design flaw that bmw should step up to. electronic computer parts should be in a water tight location where regular water flow cannot compromise the components. this is a defect and a safety issue.*ak | |||
| 07/09/1999 | |||
| Computer became flooded after the vehicle went through a carwash. the dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak | |||
| 07/12/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1991 | |
| Electronic control unit is defectively installed. water from rain and carwashing can easily get into the said unit box causing circuit shorts to the said equipment. equipment is $1,200.00 to replaced. bmw dealers know the problem and can easily modify the installation to protect it from water damage and i wonder why it was not part of their recall. i called parts dept.'s personnel of bmw dealers and i found out this kind of damage is so common. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/30/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| While vehicle was parked, a fire started inside of vehicle. local fire department arrived, extinguished the fire, and informed consumer that fire may have started under the dash.*akafter forensic study, it was determined that the fire was cuased by fuel seepage as a result of fuel lines hardening and leaking. there is a recall related to the incident for bmw's 525i and other makes. *jg | |||